Merritt was charged with opening fire on vehicles along I-10 on August 29 and August 31. At the time of his Sept. 18 arrest, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said the weapon used in these shootings was “forensically linked” to Merritt.

After he was arrested, Merritt said he’s “the wrong guy” and hadn’t had access to his guns for two months.

DPS had offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect, but in the end, authorities traced a gun they said had belonged to Merritt to a pawn shop.